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About Sonaura Buzurg Village

Sonaura Buzurg is one of the larger villages in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,990, made up of 3,194 males and 2,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonaura Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonaura Buzurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 578 hectares
Population 5,990
Male Population 3,194
Female Population 2,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonaura Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Sonaura Buzurg is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sonaura Buzurg

Sonaura Buzurg is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sonaura Buzurg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonaura Buzurg from other places

Sonaura Buzurg lies about 35 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonaura Buzurg
Nearest town Mehndāwal 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Campierganj 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 35 km

Villages closest to Sonaura Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Campierganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sonaura Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonaura Buzurg village had a population of 5,990. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Sonaura Buzurg village has 3,194 males and 2,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonaura Buzurg has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sonaura Buzurg is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonaura Buzurg covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonaura Buzurg falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sonaura Buzurg is Campierganj, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sonaura Buzurg.

Sonaura Buzurg is about 35 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonaura Buzurg is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Mehndāwal is about 7.3 km away. Campierganj is about 10 km away. Gorakhpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirhiriya (4.3 km), Bahboliya (4.6 km) and Rigauli (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonaura Buzurg today is likely to be higher.

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